Why There Are More Per Diem Employees In Healthcare: Perks and Advantages
Vitawerks • February 8, 2023 Why There Are More Per Diem Employees In Healthcare: Perks and Advantages What is Per diem? Per diem nursing has skyrocketed into prominence in recent years. For the uninitiated, “per diem” entails on-boarding employees for single assignments or a limited time, as opposed to a long-term full time contract. The […]
Why On Demand Nurses Have Changed the Healthcare Industry
Hello • February 8, 2023 Why On Demand Nurses Have Changed the Healthcare Industry In recent years, on-demand staffing has risen to great promises with healthcare in particular. Even before the gig-economy boom, hospitals and other facilities leaned on per-diem nursing agencies to account for labor shortages and vacancies that must be filled at short […]
Techniques for Nurses to De-escalate Situations at Work
Hello • February 8, 2023 Techniques for Nurses to De-escalate Situations at Work Establish communications When the tensions are high, communication is easily muddled. It is more than possible that your patient does not want to talk with anyone. Before you proceed at all, it is important to make it so that they are willing […]
Tips for Nurses and Healthcare Professionals to Stay Organized
Hello • February 8, 2023 Tips for Nurses and Healthcare Professionals to Stay Organized By its nature, nursing can be a chaotic affair. Emotional patient outbursts, emergency cases, and other factors beyond your control can suddenly disrupt your workflow. You cannot account for everything, but nurses must control what they can. One way to do […]
Making The Perfect Nursing Portfolio: A Comprehensive Guide
Hello • February 8, 2023 Making The Perfect Nursing Portfolio: A Comprehensive Guide You only have one chance to make the first impression that lasts a lifetime. Before even your initial interview, your nursing portfolio will be the first impression that hiring managers have of you. Whether you are a fresh graduate hunting your first […]
All You Need To Know About the Monkeypox and Vaccine Rollout
Hello • February 8, 2023 All You Need To Know About the Monkeypox and Vaccine Rollout Monkeypox first arrived in the US on May 18, 2022, when it was detected in a US citizen returning from Canada. The disease has spread at a rapid rate, globally. Early in June, the World Health Organization reported 550 monkeypox cases outside […]
COVID cases could be higher than you think: Here’s why
Hello • February 8, 2023 COVID cases could be higher than you think: Here’s why America is currently experiencing a surge in COVID-19 cases. Depending on the trackers that you use, there are around 94,000 to 100,000 known daily infections. Complementing this are hospitalization rates that are lower than the peaks of April, but still […]
10 important tips that all graduate nurses should know
Hello • February 8, 2023 10 important tips that all graduate nurses should know Job hunting and working as a fresh graduate nurse can be difficult, to say the least. Nursing is a dynamic and high pressure profession with an increasingly competitive job market. You can have the highest marks in a classroom setting, yet […]
WHO: For top-quality patient care, we must invest in nurses
Hello • February 8, 2023 WHO: For top-quality patient care, we must invest in nurses In 2020, the World Health Organization projected that a serious global nursing shortage of 4.6 million nurses will ravage healthcare, if left unchecked. Turnover was already an issue—mostly due to the aging patient populations and workforce—but COVID-19 undoubtedly exacerbated it. […]
McKinsey: Nurses stay motivated with “meaningful work”
Hello • February 8, 2023 McKinsey: Nurses stay motivated with “meaningful work” The pandemic has deeply affected the healthcare world. COVID cases have brought upon unprecedented workloads and stress to nurses worldwide. There was already a shortage of nurses, but these conditions have sped up this trend, especially in America. According to McKinsey, surveyed HCPs who intend to leave […]
